http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/ Crazy Brits, being British, British stuff, laughing at the Brits, Smiling Britishly, Brits with a twist, the quirkiness of Britain in a blog. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-5 Always Travelling » Brits and their chip-butties Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:30:46 +0000 http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-5 [...] http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/I’m a born and bred Aussie but my folks are die-hard Brits, so I grew up on a diet of chip-butties. And while the other kids at school cajoled me out of pronouncing words like ‘vitamin’ and ‘beetroot’ the Brit way, chip-butties are something I’ll always hang onto….!!  Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/I’m a born and bred Aussie but my folks are die-hard Brits, so I grew up on a diet of chip-butties. And while the other kids at school cajoled me out of pronouncing words like ‘vitamin’ and ‘beetroot’ the Brit way, chip-butties are something I’ll always hang onto….!!  Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-4 Bettina Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:04:10 +0000 http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-4 Can't go past fish and chips... unless... of course, you are French. The first time my partner, Guillaume, tried some good old British fish and chips (with mushy peas) was in a London apartment with my brother and friends from Austria and Mexico (both had spent extensive time in the UK and Australia). An expression of distain permanently stamped onto his face, he watched in shock as the rest of us devoured the greasy snack. The next morning he was still sulking, his faith in our tastes forever compromised, and feeling betrayed like a cat thrown into a puddle. Pfft! Can’t go past fish and chips… unless… of course, you are French. The first time my partner, Guillaume, tried some good old British fish and chips (with mushy peas) was in a London apartment with my brother and friends from Austria and Mexico (both had spent extensive time in the UK and Australia). An expression of distain permanently stamped onto his face, he watched in shock as the rest of us devoured the greasy snack. The next morning he was still sulking, his faith in our tastes forever compromised, and feeling betrayed like a cat thrown into a puddle. Pfft!

]]> http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-3 Alison Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:36:51 +0000 http://www.crazybrits.co.uk/2007/10/19/fish-chips-a-love-affair/#comment-3 Ah - fish and chips! That takes me back...I'm a born and bred Aussie but my folks are die-hard Brits, so I grew up on a diet of chip-butties. And while the other kids at school cajoled me out of pronouncing words like 'vitamin' and 'beetroot' the Brit way, chip-butties are something I'll always hang onto....!! Ah - fish and chips! That takes me back…I’m a born and bred Aussie but my folks are die-hard Brits, so I grew up on a diet of chip-butties. And while the other kids at school cajoled me out of pronouncing words like ‘vitamin’ and ‘beetroot’ the Brit way, chip-butties are something I’ll always hang onto….!!

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